The Eighty First Doodle

Sometimes you just need to have a good ol' painting sesh. With some recent work I've been creating I've been taking photos all the way through of the various stages, which is actually really interesting. It's quite nice to look back at how you built up a painting; all the various layers and shading techniques that you use, perhaps without even noticing!

 

Here's the finished painting of my Native American inspired lady, done using watercolours and inks :) 

The Fifty Ninth Doodle

So I recently went to a free life drawing class in Shoreditch at the Vintage Emporium and Coffee House, a really cosy and lovely place. And awesome coffee cake nom nom.

My friend took me as a sort of birthday prezzy, and it was so nice going along with someone else. I usually go alone as none of my friends are so keen on drawing, so this was a nice change!

We all sat on our mismatched, vintage chairs and doodled this one lady for various amounts of times in various positions. I just worked in pencil, and as always I really enjoyed it. It is excellent drawing practise and helps pull your eye back in. Also, you don't have to take it too seriously, especially as it's a free event!

Some sketches were literally done in 1 – 3 minutes, so they are obviously far looser, and focus mainly on shape and posture.

With others we had more time, and could focus on the girls features, the shading and details. I was actually really pleased with this last image as hands annoy me intensely (as they do all artists I'm sure) yet I felt I was able to capture not only her facial expression and pose, but her slim hands too. She was a very slender lady, with almost waspish features, so this made her very interesting to draw.

All in all, a great evening!